{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-47.60.340","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 47.60.340","heading":"Vessel maintenance and preservation program—Report.","body":"(1) The department shall develop and maintain a vessel maintenance and preservation program that meets or exceeds all federal requirements and, at a minimum:\n(a) Includes a bilge and void maintenance program;\n(b) Includes a visual inspection/audio gauging steel preservation program; and\n(c) Uses a lowest life-cycle cost method.\n(2) The vessel maintenance and preservation program must maximize cost efficiency by, at a minimum:\n(a) Reducing planned out-of-service time to the greatest extent possible; and\n(b) Striving to eliminate planned peak season out-of-service periods.\n(3) When construction is underway for the replacement of a vessel, the vessel that is scheduled for retirement is exempt from the requirement in subsection (1)(c) of this section.\n(4) The department shall include a plain language status report on the maintenance and preservation vessel program with each budget submittal to the office of financial management. This report must include, at a minimum:\n(a) A description of the maintenance and preservation of each vessel in the fleet;\n(b) A highlight and explanation of any significant deviation from the norm;\n(c) A highlight and explanation of any significant deviation from the vessel preservation plan required under RCW 47.60.375;\n(d) A highlight and explanation of decisions not to invest in vessels; and\n(e) A highlight and explanation of decisions to invest early in vessels.","path":["Title 47","Chapter 47.60"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=47.60.340","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:07:53Z","sha256":"9f7f78b7710c9fac5451c880d37cccdc53b0d742e1b9c7d1ec3f577f8999b696","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-47.60.335","next":"us-wa/rcw-47.60.345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}